Preschool enrollment has rapidly increased in Texas and around the country over the past several decades. While Texas does not offer universal pre-k, approximately 85 percent of the state’s 4-year-olds attend public or private preschool, meaning Texas actually has higher participation rates than most states offering universal pre-k.
Foreign Policy
Tackling Qatari Influence in Texas by the Horns
As an undergraduate at the University of Texas, I was tasked with investigating the funding sources of Hamas, the terrorist group that murdered 1,200 people, including 46 Americans, on Oct. 7, 2023. A truth became apparent: Qatar was not only one of Hamas’s biggest funders, having contributed billions of dollars, but also one of the largest foreign...
April 6, 2026